tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33960805.post8592274839648178187..comments2017-08-29T02:01:52.741-07:00Comments on Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry: A Closer Look: Subthreshold Bipolar: The Giant Sucking SoundCL Psychhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13990549972520745769noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33960805.post-61116642828771183902008-11-16T12:24:00.000-08:002008-11-16T12:24:00.000-08:00Anon,Thanks for your comment. Some people with "s...Anon,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comment. Some people with "subthreshold bipolar" might benefit from meds. Some people are quite likely to receive no benefit and receive rather unpleasant side effects. There is NO research of which I am aware that has examined which treatments work for this alleged disorder.CL Psychhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13990549972520745769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33960805.post-21291793576152886382008-11-15T20:51:00.000-08:002008-11-15T20:51:00.000-08:00As a person who was recenlty diagnosed with subthr...As a person who was recenlty diagnosed with subthreshold <BR/>hypomania and prescribed medication that has helped me beyond belief, I can tell you that your assessment is not only NOT spot on, it is ignorant. You should read the website, Why am I still Depressed. It explains the criteria for subthreshold hypomania. I have been struggling my whole life and unable to get help until I found a well informed Psychiatrist who understands these things. I take Lamicatal and I finally have a quiet mind. I also read the article you refer to in the Archives of General Psychiatry. It was not an accurate discription of subthreshold hypomania. Do further research and perhaps you will become better informed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33960805.post-18242529319985863902007-05-15T18:34:00.000-07:002007-05-15T18:34:00.000-07:00This is a great dissection of this preposterous ne...This is a great dissection of this preposterous new way to get more and more innocent people on some darn disabling potent medication. How this stuff gets published in peer review journals is really beyond me but they are all so busy soaking up the jargon that they have completely lost all common sense. It's frightening.Saranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33960805.post-58257729889347469012007-05-12T00:34:00.000-07:002007-05-12T00:34:00.000-07:00No, I think you're assessment is spot on. I believ...No, I think you're assessment is spot on. I believe this is an industry that likes to receive pharma money to line its pockets while believing that they are doing it for the good of their fellow man. They mean well, but they are too often hyperfocused on solving through pharmacology. <BR/><BR/>I saw Utah's premier specialist on ADHD and Depression for a few months who would become cross with me because I did not fit the set definitions. He desperately wanted to label me with BiPolar Disorder. He talked often about it and I could see his frustration that I didn't fit the definition. He explained that some people are mini-cyclical BiPolar where the ups and downs simply weren't extreme. He suggested that perhaps that was my problem. I could see that putting this label on me was a strong need of his, but even he knew it was a wrong fit. <BR/><BR/>He would be thrilled with the new definition. I'd qualify as SBD. But it would still be a wrong fit. Tiny ups and downs sounds like a normal day to me. Even if there is something to it, however, I still feel that medication is not the solution. The powers behind the study are too suspect, and medicating the mind is too dangerous.<BR/><BR/>Great article.<BR/><BR/>~Douglas<BR/>-=-<BR/><A HREF="http://thesplinteredmind.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">The Splintered Mind</A> - Overcoming Neurological Disabilities With Lots Of Humor And AttitudeDouglas Cooteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17139544455838967475noreply@blogger.com